On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 at 11:42, Mike McCulley <solita...@centurylink.net> wrote:
> Debian installer displays messages about the necessity of having GRUB > installed, which implies it's possible to not install GRUB, but that option is > not available. After installing Debian it's necessary to boot the primary OS > and reinstall the custom GRUB. Life would be better if there was an option to > skip the 'install GRUB' step. > Debian installer formats swap, which changes the UUID, and not formatting is > not an option. After installing Debian it's necessary to edit any other fstabs > and update the swap UUIDs. Life would be better if there was an option to not > format swap. Hi Mike, I am not the maintainer but have a couple of suggestions from the side lines which your message does not indicate that you are aware of. I wonder if you have tried either 'priority=medium' or 'priority=low' as mentioned on this page: https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/ch06s01.en.html and with more info here: https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/ch05s03.en.html#installer-args Using that provides more control over the installation process. If I recall correctly the installer menu allows to skip any major step, including installing a bootloader. Regarding the swap annoyance, an easier workaround might be to install without swap and later use the 'mkswap' command (or edit /etc/fstab) after you boot into the new system to specify the same swap area that is already used by other systems.
